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Key issues
★ 1st app: Superman Action Comics #1
★ 1st app: Batman Detective Comics #27
★ 1st full app: Wolverine The Incredible Hulk #181
★ 1st team: All-New X-Men Giant-Size X-Men #1
★ 1st app: Deadpool The New Mutants #98
★ 1st full app: Venom (Eddie Brock) The Amazing Spider-Man #300
★ 1st app: The Punisher (Frank Castle) The Amazing Spider-Man #129
★ 1st app: Rick Grimes The Walking Dead #1
★ 1st app: Swamp Thing House of Secrets #92
★ 1st app: Princess Python The Amazing Spider-Man #22
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